Why America Now Eats a Crazy Number of Avocados

The U.S. now annually brings in nearly 3 billion pounds of avocados. In fact, 90% of the avocados that Americans eat are imported—and close to 90% of those imports come from Mexico. “The success of the avocado industry is rooted in our trade relationship with Mexico.” But recently, this fruit that owes its success to free trade has found itself on the front lines of a trade war. Read what’s happening here.